Search results for: Todd Solondz

I'd focus on Maren Ade's Everyone Else (Kent Jones wrote an essay in this month's Film Comment about this German film and comparable on-screen relationships citing Cassavetes and Bergman examples), Zhao Dayong's three hour documentary film (Ghost Town) about how China's Cultural Revolution didn't benefit everyone and (see pic) Samuel Maoz's circa 1982 film (Lebanon) which will screen at Venice, TIFF and at the Lincoln Center - not bad for a first time filmmaker!

The 2007 Blacklist mention, the 20 million $ project is working from an odd real life premise about one Robert Durst, a real estate heir whose first wife, Kathleen McCormack, disappeared in 1982. If you thought the family in the Friedmans were f*cked up, wait till you get the details on this one.

A sub-par edition of Cannes might signify a better than average year for the heads of the Venice and the Toronto Int. Film Festival. I'm sure Venice's Marco Müller and TIFF's Piers Handling and Cameron Bailey are already making some tough decisions as we speak. Since I'm already looking forward to the Fall movie going season and festival editions, I thought I would speculate on some of the titles that should be unveiled at these stalwart festivals.

What would Cannes be without Fortissimo Films? Actually what would any of the other big festivals be without this kind of 'company'? They got a foursome of projects which I am eagerly awaiting to see from helmers Pen-Ek Ratanaruang, Kore-eda Hirokazu, Tsai Ming-Liang and a Latin American product from Michel Franco.

While I may not have an art degree, I still find that it’s a shame that P&A departments don’t take bigger creative risks when it comes time to producing a film’s official one sheet. I’ve always been a big fan of poster art – and I’d rather treat myself to an eyeful of that than spoil my supper with countless movie trailers. So in the spirit of top ten lists, here are some of the special posters of 2006 that both caught my eye and made a lasting impression